Thousands of people have gathered to celebrate May Morning in the heart of Oxford. The unique tradition dates back more than 500 years and welcomes the coming of summer. Crowds surrounded Magdalen ...

It's an Oxford tradition dating back half a millennium that people will gather on May Morning at dawn outside the Magdalen College Tower to listen to the choir perform a sacred hymn. But while the ...

Tradition of May Morning in Oxford dates back 500 years Choristers of Magdalen College choir sang Hymnus Eucharisticus from college’s Great Tower Lots of Morris dancing Anna Browning Well worth ...

A NEW director of music hopes to live up to centuries of tradition as he leads the choir from Magdalen Tower on May Morning. Mark Williams took the role at Magdalen College earlier this year and ...

According to Mark Williams, Informator Choristarum & Organist at Magdalen College: ‘For hundreds of years ... including a rather intermittent internet signal at the top of the tower, we were keen to ...

The Oxford tradition attracts thousands to the city centre at daybreak. Crowds lined the High Street and Magdalen Bridge from 06:00 BST to hear the bells ring and a Latin hymn sung by the college ...

A new and rather updated choice this year - Over the Rainbow. Sung at the top of Magdalen College Tower by its choristers. Road closures will remain in place until 09:00 BST for May Morning.

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The Magdalen College Choir has been singing from the college's iconic tower on May Day morning for centuries. Thousands of people gather below to hear the service. Monday 1 May 2023 09:45, UK ...

Magdalen College Choir treated early risers to a rendition of "Hymnus Eucharisticus" before singing more hymns from the top of Magdalen Tower. A road closure is in place from The Plain junction to ...